Belo w:Hometo afleetofdelightfulnarrow
gauge-stylestea mlocomotives,the12¼ingauge
FairbourneRailwayinGwyneddoffersfinevi ews
oftheMawddachestuary.2-6-4TRussellispic tured
here at BarmouthFerrystati on.BARBARAFULLER
Above:Apopularmemberoft heBo’ness&Kinneil
Railway fleetisCaledonianRailway1908-builtClass
4390-4-4 TNo. 419.SRPS
Above right:Amongtheregularperformersonthe
rosterat thefriendly 15ingaugeCleethorpesCoast
LightRailwayisS andyRiver2-6-2No. 24.CCLR
Above:“We’redogfr iendly ,” saidJohnBuxtonofthe
BarryTouri stRailway,clutchinghisdogRosiein front
ofClass101DMUIris II.BTR
BARRY TOURISTRAILWAY
LENGTH:1½ (main line)and ½(branchline).
TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:45 minutes–
includingatour oftheshed, workshop or museum.
WHAT’S NEWIN2019:
Clas s08No. 08503isdue to return to serviceinAugust.
Abiomassfuel trialhas beenunderwayon steam
loco motiveSusan.
AformerGatwick Express Mk.2Fhas emergedinthe new
Barr yTourist Railwaycarriage livery –whichisbased on
theInterCity ‘executive’liveryofdarkgreyand whitebands,
albeit withagreen rather than ared line.ON THE ROSTER:
Clas s101 DMUIris II;Sentinel0-4-0VBTSusan;Class
No.73118 ;Class 08 No.08503.EVENTSINAUGUST&SEPTEMBER:
■August4:Craf tFairand Barr y10k Race.
■August11:Toyand TrainFairatBarry Isla nd Station.
■August17/18:BarryatWar eventatBarry Isla nd Station.BO’NESS&KINNEIL RAILWAY
LENGTH:5miles
TheMuseumofScottishRailways, Scotland’s largestrailway
museum,and theDisplayShedstand afew hundred yards
from Bo’nessstation.TYPICALROUND TRIP DURATION:
Onehour,4minutes.WHAT’S NE WIN2019:
Work underwayatBirkhillstation to buildasecondplatform
fortwo-train running.ON THE ROSTER:
Subj ecttor epairs beingcompletedfollowing itsearlier
failur eatthisyear’s GloucestershireWarwick shire Railway
Cotswold Fe stivalofSteam,Caledonian Railway No.419 will
be back.AlsoNeilsonReid 0-6-0TNCB No.1LordRobertsand
Hunslet0-6-0 ST NCBNo. 19.
Avisiting ‘BlackFive’ to be announced, runningon
select days.EVENTS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER:
■August17/18:SummerSteam Up –withextra two
services by No.419 haulingthe twoCaledonian Railway
coac hes, andSaturdayservice trainhaule dbyavisiting LMS
‘BlackFive’ .The 3.55pm servicewillbedouble-headedwith
No.419.
■August 1-27:Daily steam services.Weekendsand
TuesdaysinSeptember.
■August31:1950sday.
■September7/8:Days OutWithThomas.
■SundaysinAugust:Operator theScottishRailway
Preservatio nSocietywillrun steam-haule drailtoursover
theForth Bridge andtothe Scottish Bordersusing itsown
Mk.1 stock,starting at Linlithgowand EdinburghWaverley.